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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-11-20
Az ASr0NJSHID II1rRlRr cE11yG

IIIH ITO IITtIV III I'ItVIITH
A novel writer Of my acquaintance some years ago
was wiring or htUiIO- iuI Nov EuiI, nag .kpo,
and IA, Very Intimate terms wth IT, OW-ct AMI
odIOr. Tho IaittT va, bright, cntc Irsl"i,
fellow, somewhat c1ncoitcI AID ilbucd WI tho b.
lief that h. born shine IN lifcrdrs hri.a
mcht. Ono day he han ed manuscript 4, Tres novel.
1T With tho rcnia tltl IT Wa the hrsi Production Of
be gluncr IN sturyWilting h. s.,Oull lic
at:al opinion OF II, mo- IT.. 1,lr novelist took ~
AMI rrad II, though Il v'Ty tong red. ~. llS
returned "a 20 tho edltor, ssyng: = very ctn
allan, not worth pruning. 81 Iny Judgment bat thcic
CLEANS Of reason ? 10 at ia ciNa.s ,boull
say that author nj t b. dDelarol sauo thDu-I 1
doubts even about that
A month later "thc Vcry crude affair." appeared Ia
tho New York magazine subscribe wit the Of
the editor aud proprietor. Iut Is" Wa eourron-. be
mover men nnc1 the Subjoc to If. rudc cliuc but
tIuatod him even more Kindly than bC fore.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-11-20
s passage to hs country 70 See an entry lust below h

his passage to this country to entry Just below HE
which sent the cold shiycrs rushing down hs
b:ck. Tie entry was simple of kind OF which he
ght well have been proud Tho trouble was he says In
not the truth. Ii consisted OF two words only and
This Frau Elmbad" The sight OF the words was
itself give him the horrors, but when IN con.
sequence Of this arrangement Of the passenger list Herr
E!mbad found himself also appearing in the newspapers
Gs "A married man, he fc!t troubled indeed. 81 ara n
b1chel r: not married man" oXcla med he aadlng
There Is Fran pbal. az least hat know o., Who
Is wi'c" A. u; !, an unusually handsome man OF
fine form and rrclO. >-iug hammers Herr Embad's as
Op'>imen!. lef@lcNiy ma anxiety over the situation
ma ,ters for the IafginaiiOn
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-11-20
TO BE EVER NEAR HER

From The Chicago NsOa
They were sitting by tho open fireplace togetneS
Have You evor," she SAID I" looked Into tho pni'os
0phy of tho Eastlh 4
Somow hat"
"And do you boevo In tho transmigration OF SCUM -
IL think do
well, what would you Ike TO 10 In tho noxt nioss
Tho flames cast ihor bright light Upon hoe oosouiuS
rod trcsscs no replied: ,
"My darling J should lllo to BIO u white Horse
Long tmo she sat and wondered WHY 10 msos 70,
strange Q choice.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-11-20

HANDSOME BA CHELOR IDLY FRIGHTENED
Johannes Eimbiad. tho tall heroic looking Swedish
basso OF tho Metropolitan Opera House singers In state
81 extreme rcpldaton lie shocked looking over
passenger steamship Saac On which he made
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-11-20
SOMETHING FRIVOLOUS FOR A ORAYGA

intellectual young lady-llavo you any work givfno
a full exposition of he s. heswig iioston question:
Clcrk at bookstore don't know OF any such book
loung lady twra lcdlyl-l was 10 hopes could me
IL hore have Just come from meeting Of our Brown
Ing Club and want some sht reading for roogesuoQ
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-11-20

II tho representative men among writer and pub
llshcS who could 10 seen IN New York can III, ,ilp
posed to indicate American sentiment concerning Nr.
Smiths Suggestions. It l. strongly and rather con
tcnp,uously against thcm. Richard Watson Glider.
the Editor of Tho Century Magazine" who has gwen
long and ahnripu, attention to tho subject Of utter.
national copyright. was inclined To- IidicHls tho whole
thing. " II may bc OF interest 20 English author, q"
las said. who havc boon lcd to hHilcyn that II f.,
thor only hope Of obtaining any compensation rom
the 'aio OF their work. here hut IN America DO not
taho DIT Irar>all smiths hobby seriously. II would
bc ciudn nahr,hifi Al best. The American con .,ss
Is cJ To net, whoa 20 doe, act. with NOR, business
Hke saSacliy and fa9nc,, than embodied IN TIL,
absurd srhenin very mach regret to SEQ D. 70
Vivcd At his morcnt whcn all interests soom to le
Rent upon moro sensible aul equitable plan oil tho
success Of which ticlr 3, reason whairvor ro dr.
sPar. believe Mr.. IraI,all smith in be- q ,!rerfn
man Tut do not h">Iia'c 10 say PUBLICLY wi have
SAID 10 him privately that. instead Of h.pD. be- q,
doing mischief To good cause. The great economic
reason ior international copyright les ia the fsc TINT
under orr present pulley o. blowing. American li.r.
iulc 3, bong slamr,d ont by foreign literature tho
American auihpr D.. not oH.y rlf'rri IN tho fore .f
market, bn; b.. home marriott I, bong viI,! ouf hy
lA' Hood Cd! eltIrn ht'raiulc Iirrc f. today 30
profession "a hm'icl nlccrian a, a., pr.lr,. ,.i
"I f,l'i' u i Mr.r nni io' tho ut.l.lu.. auI
ono of the ID.rfs naIo ~ ST. smith Q. i.i fi,
"Mi.' an Ih''tF WI 90" stand mo T. -l pfIcr, si,h
M"'!' o., -'l i"' n''- u1l monopoly copy
i'ri'. ) '.f" ait i"..' .n ii'-
some LrlLs would 70" dearrf especially Tr.i..l
novel, ana translated trourn novels. tni ~ -, would
~ ho -Hrh change ~ r.i,r. rs fir lte.r. of ,tu Fl,
demand. cheap I'rr.l1rc ,rd ~, ,.-i,, I'm Away,
have %. j. D. nm tendency"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-11-20
MR.. SMITHS PLAN.
NO COPYRIGHT THAT WAY.
AMERICAN WRITER'S AND PUBLISHERS SIT down
IT

Of IT.
novel scheme Of international copyright has
found It's way into The pages OF tho London monthly
publication. The Ninctcemh Century In the shape
OF an article curio;sly entitled N Olive Eanch from
America by k Pea.sall smith Of philadelphia. Mr..
Smith Is not known TO fame author, nor set a.
a publisher. He is a wealthy man, Of rhlaui!iopc
tendencies engaged in tho manufacture OF bottles.
Just what constitutes his especial Interest I'm tho
vexed question OF International copyright doe not
appear The EdOr of "T The Nineteenth Century
TO have been much affected by MI smiths ideas.
He sent proof sheets of them 10 eminent British
writer's aud obtained comments upon Mr.. SMITHS
scheme from them, which M Publishes following tho
" olive branch"
Briefly. the plan suggested by Mr. Smith provlics
that foreign proprictors Of copyright shalt keep
supply of stamps which they shnl DO bound 10
furnish 10 any publisher who wants them. The
anthOr IN way control tho market Tho pub
Usher decides for himself tho style and price Of tho
and all that Is required OF him Is an uamuiatcd
production and fee Of 10 per cent Oh the selling
prcc of the book tho authors compensation for
the stamps Every book in tho reprinted edition must
bear the author stamp under specified penalties, and
the market Tor stamps IS free and unlimited Mr.
smith argues in favor Of This idea al some length and
explains wha; he conccivcs would bo tho manner and
effect OF itS operation.
Mr.. Gladstone discusses tho IDEA guarlcdy. occu-
ryinT page III The magazine IN an animated dr'lara
ton that international copyright is desirable thing
though las describes Mr. smiths plan with no warmer
words than the suggestion of a possible and cqmit.
able solution" Lord TcnCySOn says In elect and
with ilncc Of de- pair that he viii talo what lr can
get Tho Du'o Of Arcyll writes that he believes
his book the EciGn OF Law" has had an Immense
circulation" I'm America and 10 lu!orecs Mr. Smiths
plan rs the only proposal hcl iHec, all the din
cul,ieS Of the case" hrchdcaonn Farrar H. Rider
llaggard. Lewis Morris. Justin Mccarthy aiI Sir
Thomas Far1r also indors" II, but II meets VIII,
strong objections from Professor Huxley. Walter
HcSant. AMI Mai how Arnold Mr. lIuAlry declare,
thai II Is false IN principle" and would hc futile in
prgrticeS
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-11-20

Inspector DyrnsS. who, to use his own smile win
reference to the works produced by himself ana Julian
Uawtbornc buds the bare walls OF the house ana
LET, the latter put in the furniture and hAihSS, mas
not vet got accustomed to being regarded as literary
man with becoming modeSty he said that he was,
40 vet Inf q novice I'm the bnsiaessp He had not had
tt,c to Rad the article I'm The Nineteenth Ccntnly"
aud therefore could offer opinion on the value OF
tbc proposcd stamp system. Bnt,' he added, " on
General principles. | should lay that British authors
should have some sort of compensation guaranteed
,hc,n for the reprints OF their works here Mr.. law
i irc and arc able protect ourselves against pit
r,rv in England. and some such protection, al least
,rcLt to be- given to British authors horc.'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-11-20
AZ. uorcuro D.. Conway said From a n

Mr.. Morcuro D. conway said: From rccch' Inter-
,io,y ,vb a senator who has been prominently CON
ecfd with the copyright cause have reasonable Ger
,rtv that the international copyright law, pure and
suc cannot be passed at this session. nor can io'r
SEQ nnr probability Of changes In the conditions winch
have hitherto caused the failure OF the measure Com
rctiflon with questions 81 cheap literature, tho rights
Of the Younger publishing houses and OF the Typograpd
c, Union. all remain given facts to be rcckoned
with IT, indeed, copyright could Ne sccurcl sn a We
hay, been working for IN some further year. 1t would
Involve before that c,cut the los Of many hundreds o.
thousands II dollars by Fnslsh ard American authors
If only Their fore. cNped cn' 'r Saring this largo
amount money In tho limo that must Intervene be-
fore tho old copyright war, hitherto drawn, can !
decided / am In favor oi Mr.. smiths stamp
>cnomn. by II every advantage now possessed by
author, either sid OF the Nanilc Is Increased. and
the right Of ho," ho lrlir" IN either ar lawlcy or
the na-, system to continue tr II usgr for It's enact
ncni. Is Wise impaired This new
-cLrm' appears 10 NE taking ont Of
.tr- ,l' In vh ch they arr not vitality Interested no
uie'u can.o OF the nrrally rprcuuOu, authors That
D can Ia,, tong *, tni, "tcr and 10 the means Ok
saving vast ,nm, ~ afihois now surcfns halo good
rrIsun 10 bcl "Nc'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-11-20
shall be published and the style in which 1t shall be
nreSonfed tn fhn nnhlic.

Nj. Pcarsall Smith shows himself unacquantcd
with the presc mt state of the copyright question III
This Country and with the subject In general Tho
best Informed persons hero on the sn'JecI OF copy
rIgLt take different view 81 tho outlook nom that
cXpres,rd I'm hi, article. lie appear, To have accepted
a portion Of his statements from persons urr1nuiE
To copyright. For myself | have suffered s. Ycl"l
sorts of Injustice at TIE hands Of English pubIl''rr
and have # CONF. rec lived not tho slightest ciIh
If Turnpr but would rail her have the present con-
dition Of thing, than sach copyright law "a 'nt
r,ulu.cd I'm The Niurt"cEth Century, because INC
tendency OF such air international law womb DO TO
vitiair all literary property and there would soon
follow movement to rob author Of conlfol OF ms
wors, in his own country.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-11-20

Hranlrr Mathew, .rplr strongly IN orno,ufou g.,
tho stamp scheme lilo said; - have tal orr,.iou
rcccnty to 20 into the statistic, Of tho book trndo
ana especially Of tbs reprint Libraries ana / iov,
found thai At loas so per cent Of thr foreign book.
prated IN America la choap form arc fiction 4
grant 81 ful copyright privilege, to fuirien author,
would work 40 aIpccahlo Increase Ia iho pr.co OF
any bOolg except nnVoI,. An Increase IN The trirc
Of that Glass oi rorl. would be- good thinr for ia.
American Publisher. WHO /. making almost noilir,
from his chcap reprints; for the American writer
who would DO freed from tho competition Of stolen
goods and especially and chiefly for to American
reader who would no longer In tempted by tho Io,
prico OF poor books, badly printed II l. no, whole
sonc good aIgury f0T tho future OF Ia, America,
people that tho bucks easiest to get and thercforr
most widely road siouIdhc written wholly by foreigner
ond moro particularly by Enel.hmon. who cnnno,
help accepting anh describing the surviving rc,nI,s
of fcudal.m aud the social lncqnainics which wc dll
away with IN or life 40 years ago. Mr. Smiths
plan, wcrc II adopted. would simply fastcn upon A.,
tho moo firmly all tho MS now suffer I'm tho
occupation Of our market by wIctched class Of
English fiction without comforting upon any party I'm
Interest any material bonrGt. Just glance ai IA,
situation These reprint libraiios. IN ordor TO avail
themselves OF tho postal ratios. issue ~ periodical,
They como ont once. twice and I'm some cases three
times week and they Hood tho bookstores with
mako that even 80 many rs DOZEN English novel,
year are worth being reproduced IN America, and S.,
mat many arc canning Ohi every week Mi. smith 4
plan would simply hcop up this own"
Robert u Johnson, OF The trntury'sr editorial
stan 1, Ohcor 81 tins international Copyright
LcagDe. lie says that tho pfu,pcct, for scciilng
good and sufficient law never were better than nov
and that Mr.. Smiths notion, crude and absurd
30 far a am able 10 ascertain" he said. Mr.
Smith represents nobody IN this country but himself
Edward FgglcSton the well known novelist said
This IL the second time that We. who advocate
copyright In this country havo boon endorsed by tho
absurd plumbers of prCplo tho other sido. The
copyright outlook has before been 50 hopeful
~ II Is this winter but believe that the articles In
The Nineteenth Century on tho subject are "A dis
advantage 10 It. In the first place II IS ilo rldcn
lous for a like pearsall smith to undcrt alo TO
onor an olive branch on behalf Of America, or
American publishers or authors. do not undcrs and
that he Is IN any way connected with literature or
tho and his assoc alton with Mr GLADSTONE
Professor Huxley, and Matthew Arnold ID llttlo
TOO lncOngruouS, oven for good Joke.
THE proposed stamp systom Is simply an imposs-
billty AMI American authors themselves would oppose
International copyright such basis IL donlcs
Ia tho author of tho most essential clements Of
ownership In literary property to wit. tho right to
choose his publisher tho company In which his work
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1887-12-28
An Inmates Views of Honesty.

Editor Mirror
Some men are born honest, some achieve hon-
esty. and some have honesty thrust upon them by
the force of circumstances, and because they
have opportunity of, or inducement for, being
dishonest. There men so naturally constitut-
ed as to be unable even to dream of doing any
thing dishonest as they are unable to converse in
Sanscrt. There again who are
honest by strong conviction and deliberate deter
minaton to be SO. There are other men. how
ever, and these are by far in the majority, who
are honest only because it is to their material ad-
vantage to be 1t has been well said that the
man who is honest only because Honesty is the
best policy is but remove from rogue.
There are a great many spoiled rogues in the
world who pass for, and are, the world takes
it. honorable men, They honest because it
pays, and because there is fine feeling of self
compla cency derivable from the condition, but
they would not scruple to be dishonest in a mo-
ment. if they could do safely, for some tangible
object to de gained. And yet they would then
and always hotly resent the smallest insinu-
alton against their personal honor" And quite
sincere and conscientious would be their resent
ment-such a curious complexity is the human
creature-sO difficult is it for him to understand
his own constituents. G. NJ.
Dec. 10, 1887.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1887-12-28

Congress is getting down to work, and it
looks as though that intelligent body would
at once relieve the financial pressure now
resting upon the country, by removing the
tax on tobacco and the duty on sugar. They
have been reading Jas. G. Blaines message
from across the ocean. and are in a hurry
to comply with some Of the suggestions
made, and hence deal with matters that are
nearest their hearts. Well, if the people
shall be relieved of the vile stuff now
smoked in cigars and pipes, and called to-
bacco. by courtesy, and from swallowing
glucose, weighted with poisonous sediments,
in their coffee and corn juice, as a result of
their legislation, they will be measurably
happy. Wing Sun. Dec. IA.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1887-12-28
There has been much said by different

There has been much said by different
parties relative to the entertainments given
by various troupes at the prison. who chance
to remain in this city over Sunday. The
majority are of the opinion that treat now
and then is good for the boys confined be-
hind the bars, as it tends to elevate them
and turn their minds to more pleasant
themes. Last night the evening paper of
this city produced an article to which the
writer did not sign his name. which, among
other things, contained the following fling:
''Do you suppose a theatrical company
could be induced to play to them the
poor) for merely the honor? Oh no, but
they can be induced to entertain mob of
thieves, murderers, Outragers of woman's
honor and all the disreputable characters in
the criminal calender" This, and lot
more in similar strain. is the body of the
article. There is much said in favor of the
prisoners, and the general sentiment seems
to be entirely in favor of letting the ''boys"
enjoy good thing once in a while, and
not be ground down simply because it is the
wish of a few. The writer of the article
in the evening paper is receiving consider
able attention, and those who speak of it
commend the action of those entrusted with
the charge of the prison, and do not uphold
any such theories as are advanced by the
writer.-Stllwater Cor. st. Paul Globe,
Dec. 20.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1887-12-28

We have received a letter from Frank H.
Schaefer from Atkn, who was pardoned
last Friday, in which he states that ''cir-
cumstances over which he had no control
prevented him from wishing the boys a
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. "
and wishes to do so through the columns Of
THE MIRROR. He also wishes his paper
sent regularly. as he wants to keep posted
OIL prison matters, and adds: 81 think |
shall go to work here this winter, as have
been received very kindly by the citizens of
this place." That Frank may meet with
the best success in whatever undertaking
he may engage and never Ego wrong'
again, is the wish of all who knew him
here.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1887-12-28

Happiness depends far less upon the ex-
ternal circumstances that surround us than
it does upon the condition of our own
minds. The main sources thereof are
within us, and not without. Many man
is happier in his poverty than king OH his
throne. or a millionaire in all his luxury
1t is great mistake to judge of the COM
parative happiness of men by the difference
pendent.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1887-12-28

In Austria drunkenness is made a crime
and fixes the penalty at a fine of $40 and
two months imprisonment. This is cor
rect. There is no more excuse for drunk
eness than thieverv, and if there was few
months Imprisonment attached there would
be marked decrease.-Ex.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1887-12-28

Vol. H.. No. l. ofThe Anacostia Herald,
d. c.. the first paper to send us an exchange,
comes to us this week enlarged to the size of
THE MIRROR. May the Herald never be
obliged to retlehclL but meet with the UNI
bounded success it so richly dererves. i
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1887-12-28

We publish elsewhere letter from one
of cur friends over the "Pond," which we
commend to the careful .perusal of all our
readers, free and in bond.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1887-12-28

People with unlimited powers of expan-
sion always are pinched; it is good for
them; one Of the saving laws OF nature
that keeps things decently together. Mrs.
A. d. II. Whitney.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1887-12-28

Quite number of communications have
been received on our Christmas festivities,
but lack of space forbids their publication.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1887-12-28

Else, though in Christ's own words, surely pray
amiss." 3 Bishop Keble.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1887-12-28

ETERNITY, by all, or wished or feared, ..
Shall be, by all, or suffered or enjoyed"
Mason.
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1887-12-28

There are two kinds of particularly bad
witnesses, a reluctant witness, and too
willing witness. Papers.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1887-02-17
They Were Always Busy.

Prior to the American Revolution ev-
cry colonial farmhouse and every black
smiths shop was mandatory, for
everything was literally manufactured,
that is, made by hand. The black
smith hammered out axes, hoes, forks,
spades, ploughsheares, scythes and
nails. A tailoress went from house to
house to make up the winter clothing,
and was followed by The shoemaker.
The farmer prepared the leather from
skins which had lain in the vat for a
year, land his wife made ready the cloth.
Spinning-wheels buzzed from morn
ing till night. Skeins of woolen and
linen yarn hung on the walls of every
house. Seated on the loom-seat, the
best woman of the family piled shuttles
and treadles, weaving blankets, sheets,
table-cloths, towels, bed curtains, Win
dow curtains, tlannelS, and cloth for
garments.
Every woman in the household man.
ufactured something. The aged grand
mother spun flax with the little wheel
the youngest daughter carded wool and
the oldest, if the men were busy hatch
eled flax. 1t was hard work that did it,
and every hand did what it could best
do.
The woman, whose "work was never
done," not only carded, spun and wove,
but they milked the COWS, made butter,
bread and cheese, soap and candles,
cooked the food, did the washing, and
in harvest raked hay, pulled flax, aud
dug potatoes.
The neighbor, who happened in for
an afternoons gossip. brought her
work. The mother patched or knitted,
as she rested by the fireside, or quarter
ed apples for the children to "string"
and hang in the morning in festoons on
the sunny outside walls. All were
busy-always busy.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1887-02-17
4 Woman Fish.

walk up! Walk up, ladies and gen.
tlemen,' shouted a man at the top of
his voice in front of d booth at a fair
'Walk right up ard inspect this curl
Gus phenomenon-a real, live woman
fish, the only one in eXistence.' There
was a rush the place was crammed to
the doors. The curtain rose and q
young woman dressed all IN black ap-
peared on the stage and said, in dOleful
accents: Ladies and gentlemen, I
am the woman Fish. There is my GER
tilicate of marriage. Ny husbands
name was Fish. He was q slater by
trade. He was killed last summer
through fall off scaffolding, and, as
he has left me with four children IN.
provided for, | will take the liberty to
go round and make collection on their
behalf